'\" t .\" Title: git-shell .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/> .\" Date: 06/01/2011 .\" Manual: Git Manual .\" Source: Git 1.7.5.4 .\" Language: English .\" .TH "GIT\-SHELL" "1" "06/01/2011" "Git 1\&.7\&.5\&.4" "Git Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .SH "NAME" git-shell \- Restricted login shell for Git\-only SSH access .SH "SYNOPSIS" .sp \fIgit shell\fR [\-c <command> <argument>] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .sp A login shell for SSH accounts to provide restricted Git access\&. When \fI\-c\fR is given, the program executes <command> non\-interactively; <command> can be one of \fIgit receive\-pack\fR, \fIgit upload\-pack\fR, \fIgit upload\-archive\fR, \fIcvs server\fR, or a command in COMMAND_DIR\&. The shell is started in interactive mode when no arguments are given; in this case, COMMAND_DIR must exist, and any of the executables in it can be invoked\&. .sp \fIcvs server\fR is a special command which executes git\-cvsserver\&. .sp COMMAND_DIR is the path "$HOME/git\-shell\-commands"\&. The user must have read and execute permissions to the directory in order to execute the programs in it\&. The programs are executed with a cwd of $HOME, and <argument> is parsed as a command\-line string\&. .SH "GIT" .sp Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite